Advertising display dispenser



July 18, 1944.

L R. REDFIELD ADVERTIS ING DISPLAY DISPENSER Filed April 11, 1941 5'Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR 150M IQIOG EWAY B's-0H 40 ATTO R N EY y 1944-1.. R. REDFlE LD 2,354,058

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 18, 1944 ADVERTISING DISPLAY DISPENSERLeon Ridgeway Redfield, Astoria, Long Island, N. Y.

Application April 11, 1941, seiai No. 388,109

' 2 Claims. (01. 242-552) This invention relates to advertising displaydispensers. It is particularly directed to dispensers for toilet paper,Wrapping paper, paper towels, napkins and the like articles.

An object of this invention is to provide a dispenser of the characterdescribed, in which the paper or towel dispensed may carry advertisingmatter which may be seen through a trans parent wall of the dispenser,and provided with means to permit easy refilling of paper within thedispenser.

A further object of this invention is to provide adispenser of thecharacter described having means to dispense predetermined lengths ofpaper, and means to. positively feed the paper from the dispenser as aknob is turned by the user, means being provided to permit the paper tobe threaded into the exit chute.

Yet a further object of this invention isto provide a strong, rugged,compact and durable dispenser of the character described, which shall berelatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, attractive inappearance, and yet practical and eflicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplifled in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which are shown various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention, 7

Fig. 1 is a horizontal, cross-sectional view through a dispenserembodying the invention, taken just below the top wall of the dispenser;Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the improved dispenser;

Fig. 6 is a partial, elevational view of a dispenser embodying theinvention, and illustrating a modified construction;

Fig. 7 is a partial, cross-sectional view taken on line '|l of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an elevational, cross-sectional view of the upper end of thedispenser shown in Fig. 6, illustrating the pivoted top cover and thelatching means therefor.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2,3, 4 and 5, l0 designates a dispenser embodying the invention, fordispensing paper from a pair of rolls I I and I2. The dispenser It]comprises a casing I3 having a top wall l5, parallel side walls l6 andI! and end walls l8.

Disposed within the bottom of the casing, and welded to the lower endsof the side and end walls l6, IT and I8, is a frame 29 of angulartransverse cross-section. The frame 20 has portions 2| and 22 at theside walls l6 and I1 and portions 23 and 24 at the end walls l8.Portions 2! and 22 have horizontal inwardly extending flanges. 21a and22a, respectively, and vertical upwardly extending flanges Zlb and 22b,respectively. Frame portions23 and 24 have inwardly extending horizontalflanges 23a and 24a, respectively, and vertical upwardly extendingflanges 23b and Z lb, respectively. The lower end of the casing isclosed by a wall 26 screwed by screws 26a to the flanges Zia, 22a, 23a.and 24a.

The end walls l8 are formed with square window openings Wu, and withinwardly curved wall portions lBb all around said square openings, theinner ends IBc being channel shaped to receive transparent window panesl8d.

Fixed within the casing and disposed parallel to the end walls l8 are apair of similar, symmetrically disposed plates 30 spaced inwardly of thetransparent plates Mid, and having outwardly extending flanges 3|contacting the inner surface of the top wall l5, and welded or otherwiseattached thereto.

Frame wall portions 235 carry pivot pins 32 to which are pivoted a pairof'similar horizontal supports 33. The outer ends of arms 33 arenotched, as at 34. The arms are held in horizontal position by screws 35screwed to one of the walls I 8. The arms '33 are formed with centralbearing openings 36 to receive the lower ends 38 of shafts 3?, on whichare mounted the paper rolls II and I2. The upper ends of shafts 38 aresupported by bearing members 49 attached to the underside of top walll5.

,On frame portion 23 is a horizontal ear 44 supporting the lower end ofa vertical shaft 45 on which is mounted an idler roller 45. The upperend of shaft 45 is supported by an ear 4! struck from one of the Walls3%. Extending from frame portion 23 is a horizontal ear 49 supportingthe lower end of a vertical shaft 5!! on which is mounted an idlerroller 5!. The upper end of shaft 50 is supported by an ear 52 struckfrom the other vertical wall 30. The pivoted arms 33 are adapted tocontact the lower edges of the vertical plates or walls 30, as shown inFig. 4 of the drawings.

Extending from frame portion 23 is another" horizontal ear 55 supportingthe lower end of a vertical shaft 51 on which is mounted an idler roller58. The upper end of the shaft 51 is supported by an ear 59, struck fromone of the plates 30.

Top wall I5 is formed with a pair of spaced tatably mounted shafts IiIaand 62a carrying knobs 6Ib and 62?) disposed at the top of the casing.Fixed to said shafts and disposed withinv the casing are gears 64 and65, respectively. The lower ends of said shafts also carry rotary discs61 and 68, each formed with notches 61a and 68a.

The plates 30 are formed with ears pivotally supporting a pair ofsimilar, symmetrically disposed dogs 69 and II! adapted to engage in thenotches 61a and 68a, respectively. The dogs 69 and III areinterconnected to the plates 30 .by coil tension springs 'II and 12. Thedogs 69 and 16 fall into the notches 61a and 68a when the knobs 6 lb and622) are rotated one revolution, to limit the length of paper dispensed.After the dogs have engaged within the notches, the knob are stopped fora while before they can again be rotated to dispense more paper. Frameportion 23 is formed with a horizontal ear 80, formed with a bearingopening BI and with a slot 82. Journalled in bearing opening 8| is avertical shaft 83, the upper end of which is journalled in the bearingopening 83a in the top wall I5. Fixed to shaft 83 is a metal roller 84.Fixed to the upper end of the shaft is a pinion 85 meshing with gear 64.Extending through the slot 82, is the lower end of a vertical shaft 86.The upper end of the shaft is received within a slot 87 in the top wallI 5. On shaft 86 is a rubber faced roller 88. The lower ends of shafts86 and 83 are interconnected by coil tension spring 89 which tends topress the rollers 84 and 88 together, for the purpose hereinafterappearing. The upper ends of the shafts 86 and 83 are alsointerconnected by a coil tension spring 90.

It will now be understood that paper from the roll II passes around theidler 58, then around the idler 46, and through the chute or passageformed between plate 30 and the adjacent glass plate I8d, and betweenthe rollers 99 and I00.

Thus, rotation of the knob 62b will feed the paper by reason of rotationof roller 99 through pinion and gear 65 meshing therewith.

Extending from frame portion 24 is an ear 92, likewise formed with abearing opening 93 and a slot 94 supporting the lower ends of parallelshafts 95 and 96. The upper end of said shafts are supported in bearing91 and slot 98. Shaft 95 carries a roller 99 and shaft 96 carries arubber faced roller I00. The shafts are interconnected by coil springsIIII.

It will now be understood that paper from the roll I2 passe around idlerroller 5! and through the passage formed between the other plate 30 andthe other transparent plate I 8d, and between the rollers 84 and 88.Paper from the roll I2 is fed by turning the knob 6Ib.

The paper from the rolls may carry advertising matter which may be seenthrough the windows I 801.

Walls I6 are formed with parallel slots I I0 and III through which thepaper from the rolls I2 and II, respectively, pass out of the casing.The slots Ho and III register with the passages formed between theplates 30 and the transparent walls I 8d.

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8 there is shown a dispenser I 0a embodying theinvention, and illustrating another modified construction. The dispenserIlla is similar to the dispenser I 0, except that the rolls of paper aremounted on horizontal shafts instead of on vertical shafts. In otherwords, if the box II) were to be placed with the wall I6 at the bottom,the relationship of the parts would be similar to the relationship ofthe parts of the dispenser I0a. In the dispenser Illa, however, thewalls I8 are pivoted on hinges I20 at their upper ends. In such event,walls I8 carry the rubber .faced rollers corresponding to the rollers 88and IDI). The walls I 8 thus move away from the plates 30 to permit thepaper from the roller to be threaded into the passage between the plate30 and wall I8, when said wall is swung down to the full line positionof Fig. 6.

' Furthermore, the top wall I2I may be pivoted, as at I22 and locked bya latch I23 which may be key controlled. Furthermore the horizontalpaper rolls I25 may be carried by shafts I26, the ends whereof arejou'rnalled in U-shaped bearings I27 fixed to the side walls I29.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the condition of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings i to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A paper dispenser comprising a casing hav-" ing a top wall, sidewalls and end walls, and being open at th bottom, said end walls beingformed with windows, a frame within the bottom of the casing and fixedto the side and end walls, a bottom wall attached to said frame, toclose the bottom of said casing, a pair of arms pivoted to said frameand formed with bearing openings to receive the lower end of verticalshafts, means on the top wall to journal the upper ends of said verticalshafts, rolls of paper on said vertical shafts, a pair of plates withinsaid casing and spaced from said windows forming passages therewith, andmeans to feed paper from said rolls through said passages.

2. A paper dispenser comprising a casing having a top wall, side Wallsand end walls, and being open at the bottom, said end walls being formedwith windows, a frame within the bottom of the casing and fixed to theside and end walls, a bottom wall attached to said frame, to close thebottom of said casing, a pair of arms pivoted to said frame and formedwith bearing openings to receive the lower ends of vertical shafts,means on th top wall to journal the upper ends of said vertical shafts,rolls of paper on said vertical shafts, a pair of plates within saidcasing and spaced from said Windows forming passages therewith, means tofeed paper from said rolls through said passages, said means including apair of rollers adjacent each passage, means to resiliently press saidrollers together, and means to rotate one of each pair of rollers.

LEON RIDGEWAY REDFIEIID.

